Clearly formed and fun sci-fi action combo made for the video game junkies

Rating: 7/10 (18 April 2015)

Perhaps suffering from over-marketing, Pacific Rim is an original-ish sci-fi film with funny and entertaining characters and loads of action.
A siege is underway, the world is united against the Kaiju, an alien race of monsters. In a state of overwhelmed apathy against the massive sea creatures, the Jaeger program of gigantic warfare robots is restarted as a final effort against the imminent apocalypse in Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.
There is a little something for everyone in Pacific Rim, but the film will especially resonate with video game junkies. Comedy, romance, action, and sci-fi combine together in this mega-movie. What differentiates Pacific Rim from other less action-adventure films is its cohesive but novel plot that unites the film for a complete cinematic experience.
So often science fiction films are worn out versions of the same skeletal story – while this is true of Pacific Rim as well, there are are multitude of fresh additions to set it apart. Imagine a film with robots and aliens and monster creatures and the apocalypse – it would be a muddled mess. Not so with the writing of Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Beacham and del Toro do not allow the film to get away from them by having a clearly formed and grounding vision for this futuristic universe.
Do not let these rave accolades fool you, Pacific Rim is still a blockbuster at its core. The sound is deafening and will cause your heart to vibrate and there is no greater philosophical message from the film – just a fun free for all battlefest.
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